Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 518 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Who Took the Trophy?
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Escape from Crocodile River
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat

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